BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTORATE IN PHARMACY - Pharm.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

DEGREE OF DOCTORATE IN PHARMACY - Pharm.D. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.492

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTORATE IN

PHARMACY - Pharm.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

9th July, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE 241 of 2014, as amended by Legal Notices 274 of 2015

and 378 of 2018.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Degree of Doctorate in Pharmacy - Pharm.D. - under the auspices

of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and

Surgery;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies for the course

appointed by Senate, on the recommendation of the Board;

"the Degree " means the degree of Doctorate in Pharmacy -

Pharm.D.;

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery;

"the Master’s Degree" means the Master in Advanced Clinical

Pharmacy degree;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Advanced Clinical Pharmacy; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Professional Doctorate

Degree Course Regulations.

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in 1st

October 2018 onwards.

(1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall

be in possession of the Master of Pharmacy degree obtained from

the University of Malta or from any other recognised university or

a qualification deemed as comparable to the Master of Pharmacy

degree by the Board.

(2) Applicants whose qualifications in Pharmacy are obtained

from a university other than the University of Malta are required to

demonstrate that their qualifications provide access to practise as

ph a r m a c is t s , to th e s a t i s f a c t i on of th e F a c ul t y Ad m i s s i on s

Committee.

(3) Applicants shall be registered on the Master’s Degree in

the first instance.

The course shall extend over three years of full-time study

or the equivalent in part-time study.

DEGREE OF DOCTORATE IN PHARMACY - Pharm.D. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The programme of study for the Degree shall comprise (a) a

taught component, comprising study-units to which 60 ECTS credits

shall be assigned; (b) a supervised professional practice component to

which 60 ECTS credits shall be assigned; and (c) a research component,

comprising a dissertation study-unit to which 60 ECTS credits shall be

assigned.

In order to remain registered on the Degree, students must

maintain an average mark of 60% in the taught study-units, which

average mark shall be computed at the end of the academic year,

and obtain a pass in the professional practice component in a yearly

assessment.

Students who obtain at least 60 ECTS credits for taught

study-units and either opt not to proceed with the course, or having

proceeded, do not complete the full programme of study, shall be

eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma. Should such

students also complete a dissertation to which 30 ECTS credits are

assigned, they will be eligible for the award of the Master’s degree.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, on the recommendation of the Board, normally not less

than eight months prior to the commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-unit is held.

(2) Students who, in any full-time academic year, fail in the

assessment of not more than 20 ECTS credits for taught units shall

be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessments once

during the September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) of this bye-law, or students who after

re-assessment fail to obtain credit for any study-unit, shall be

required to withdraw from the course.

(1) Students shall be required to carry out professional

practice in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board of

Studies.

(2) Students shall be required to pass all the components of the

professional practice study-units. If students fail in, or for a valid

reason approved by Senate, do not complete, the professional

practice study-units or any of the assessment components, they

shall be allowed to repeat the study-unit or any of its components

during the same year or during an additional year of study.

(3) Students who fail in the re-assessment of any professional

practice component or the whole study-unit shall be required to

withdraw from the course.

(4) The Board, upon the recommendation of the Board of

Studies, shall appoint a Professional Practice Supervisor, who shall

be a practising pharmacist, for each student. Professional Practice

Supervisors shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis

during the students` professional practice.

DEGREE OF DOCTORATE IN PHARMACY - Pharm.D. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

(5) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their Professional Practice Supervisors.

Professional Practice Supervisors shall submit to the Board

of Studies reports for students under their supervision, at the end of

each period of practice.

Students registered for the Degree shall be required to

submit an individual dissertation which shall not exceed 60,000

words, excluding bibliography, appendices and abstract, and which

shall be written in accordance with the guidelines issued by the

Board of Studies.

Students shall be required to submit their dissertation proposal

for the Degree to the Board of Studies by the end of the first semester of

Year 2.

Not less than three months before the submission deadline,

students shall be required to inform the Faculty that they will be

submitting their dissertation for examination.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

the Board of Examiners for each dissertation, in accordance with

the Principal Regulations.

The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the

format and presentation of the dissertation for the Degree and for

the Master’s Degree.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a loose bound

copy of their dissertation for each member of the Board of

Examiners, together with a copy in digital format. The officer in

charge of the Faculty shall issue a dated receipt.

(2) On successful completion of their studies, students shall be

required to submit to the Faculty three hard bound copies of the

dissertation and one copy in digital format within six weeks from

the publication of their result. One copy of the dissertation shall be

kept in the Library of the Department of Pharmacy and another at

the University Library. Students who do not comply with this bye-

law shall not be awarded the Degree or the Master’s Degree.

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the Board

as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.

In matters not provided for by these bye-laws, the Board

and Senate shall be guided by the provisions of the General

Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, as applicable.